Rear Brake Calipers For Electronic Parking Brake And Handbrake (Epb); Servicing Brake Calipers - Audi A6 2005 Workshop Manual

7 Rear brake calipers for electronic
parking brake and handbrake (EPB)
7.1

Servicing brake calipers

Note
When carrying out repairs install all parts supplied in repair kit.
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Apply a thin coat of assembly paste - G 052 150 A2- to brake
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cylinder, piston and seal.
After servicing and installing brake caliper, bleed brake system
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⇒ page 154 .
1 - Self-locking bolt, 35 Nm
❑ Always renew
❑ Counter-hold guide pin
when loosening and
tightening
2 - Brake caliper housing with
actuator
❑ After repairing, pre-
bleed brake caliper
housing ⇒ page 154
3 - Bleeder valve, 10 Nm
4 - Grease cap
❑ Fit onto bleeder valve
5 - Seal
❑ Removing and installing
⇒ page 150
6 - Compressor nut
❑ To operate the parking
brake
7 - Piston
❑ Removing and installing
⇒ page 150
8 - Guide pin
❑ Lubricate before instal‐
ling protective cap
9 - Protective cap
❑ Insert onto brake carrier
and guide pin
10 - Brake carrier with guide
pins and protective caps
❑ Replacement carriers
are supplied assembled and with sufficient grease on guide pins
❑ If protective caps or guide pins are damaged, renew using repair kit. Use grease sachet supplied to
lubricate the guide pins.
11 - Protective cap
❑ Removing and installing ⇒ page 150

7. Rear brake calipers for electronic parking brake and handbrake (EPB)

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